GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

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historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
canarda false or unfounded report or story
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling